Tag: international
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Washington, California sue over pelvic mesh implants
SEATTLE (AP) — Washington state and California sued Johnson & Johnson on Tuesday, saying that for years the company misrepresented the risks of vaginal mesh implants it sold to repair pelvic collapse.
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Killings, kidnappings and burnout: the occupational hazards of aid work
By Katie Nguyen LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – You're an aid worker speeding back to base after a long, cold day questioning people who have fled fighting about what they need to survive. It's perhaps the toughest dilemma aid workers face during their brief stint in war-torn “Badistan” – in reality, a training camp in…
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Killings, kidnappings and burnout: the occupational hazards of aid work
By Katie Nguyen LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – You're an aid worker speeding back to base after a long, cold day questioning people who have fled fighting about what they need to survive. It's perhaps the toughest dilemma aid workers face during their brief stint in war-torn “Badistan” – in reality, a training camp in…
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Sharapova still faces meldonium hearing, says ITF
(Reuters) – Maria Sharapova still faces a hearing after testing positive for meldonium, despite the World Anti-Doping Agency issuing fresh rules for athletes who tested positive for the banned substance before March 1, the International Tennis Federation has said. Five-times grand slam tennis champion Sharapova tested positive for the drug at this year's Australian Open…
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Exclusive: Makers took big price increases on widely used U.S. drugs
By Caroline Humer NEW YORK (Reuters) – Major drug companies took hefty price increases in the U.S., in some cases more than doubling listed charges, for widely used medications over the past five years, a Reuters analysis of proprietary data found. Together, the price increases on drugs for arthritis, high cholesterol, asthma and other common…
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In Wisconsin, Trump looks to put rough week behind him
By Steve Holland MILWAUKEE (Reuters) – Donald Trump is fighting to put a difficult week behind him and finish strong on Tuesday in Wisconsin, a state whose primary contest may prove to be a turning point in the race for the Republican presidential nomination. The Republican front-runner is at risk of losing the Midwestern state…
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Testosterone may lower heart attack risk in older men: study
Older men with clogged arteries who took testosterone therapy seemed to have a lower risk of heart attacks than men who did not take the hormone, a study suggested Sunday. Testosterone is currently considered risky to the heart, and the US Food and Drug Administration mandated last year that manufacturers of all approved testosterone products add…
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Boy tests positive for Ebola in latest Liberia flare-up
A five-year-old boy tested positive for Ebola in Liberia just days after his mother died of the virus in the second flare-up to hit West Africa in recent weeks, the health ministry said on Sunday. A 30-year-old woman died of Ebola in Monrovia last week, months after Liberia was declared free of the virus. “A…
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Sharapova positive test sparks renewed vigilance in NZ
Athletes in New Zealand have become more vigilant about the medication and supplements they take in the wake of Russian tennis player Maria Sharapova’s positive test, Drug Free Sports New Zealand (DFSNZ) said on Monday. The five-times grand slam champion announced in March she had tested positive for the banned substance meldonium at the Australian…
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Valeant seeks waiver from lenders related to filing annual report
The company said earlier in the month that a delay in filing its annual report would put it at risk of a default on its $30 billion in debt. Valeant on Wednesday said it was seeking to extend the deadline for filing its annual report to May 31. “The company is comfortable with its current…